Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (VEHICLE REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 12) - REG 73

(1)       A person, or the agent of a person, who disposes of a registered vehicle must, immediately after disposing of the vehicle—

        (a)     fill in an application for transfer of registration form as disposer and sign it; and

        (b)     give the completed form to the person who has acquired the vehicle (the acquirer ).

(2)       The person commits an offence if the person, or the agent of the person, does not give the completed form to the acquirer as required by subregulation (1).

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3)       This regulation and subregulation 74 (1) (Obligations of acquirers) do not apply to—

        (a)     a passing of possession of a vehicle—

              (i)     under a hiring, other than a hiring under a hire-purchase agreement, for not longer than 3 months; or

              (ii)     under a lending, other than a lending under a lease agreement, for not longer than 3 months; or

              (iii)     to an agent for sale or disposal; or

              (iv)     to a bailee for alteration, repair, renovation, garaging, storing or a similar purpose not involving the use of the vehicle for the benefit of the bailee; or

        (b)     the transfer of a vehicle under an order of a court in Australia or any other legal process.